Wings of Healing: regulatory landscape, case studies and the Indian prologue of drones in healthcare

IF 1.4 Q3 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

BMJ Innovations Pub Date : 2024-03-05 DOI:10.1136/bmjinnov-2023-001179

Ankita Sharma, Anju Vijayan, Pavan Ananth, Deepshikha Chhetri, Rahul Konapur, Nachiket Gudi

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Abstract

The healthcare sector is among the most rapidly expanding sectors. Drones are increasingly being used to reach the unreached in healthcare. Drones exhibit profound significance by overcoming accessibility challenges and offering versatile solutions. The future of healthcare is in the air, and new government initiatives uncover the country’s rapid market growth. Investments in drone technologies are rising, with research predicting significant drone expansion in the upcoming decade. Since this sector is still in its nascent stage, the time is ripe for stakeholders to collectively work for the effective implementation of drone technology in India. In this context, the paper seeks to bridge existing knowledge gaps by analysing the global regulatory landscape, the evolution of drones in India, used cases in healthcare, and the barriers that constrain their deployment in the healthcare domain. It explores the obstacles that hinder the widespread adoption of drones. Addressing these challenges becomes essential in unlocking the full potential of drone technology in revolutionising healthcare delivery, enhancing patient outcomes and overcoming logistical constraints. The report argues about the potential shift drones can bring to healthcare delivery while underlining the necessity of addressing regulatory concerns and fostering public trust.

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医治之翼：无人机在医疗保健领域的监管格局、案例研究和印度序幕

医疗保健行业是发展最迅速的行业之一。无人机正被越来越多地用于医疗保健领域，以帮助那些未曾接触过的人。无人机克服了可及性方面的挑战，并提供了多功能解决方案，因而具有深远的意义。医疗保健行业的未来蕴藏在空气中，政府的新举措揭示了该国市场的快速增长。对无人机技术的投资不断增加，研究预测未来十年无人机将大幅扩张。由于该行业仍处于起步阶段，利益相关者为在印度有效实施无人机技术而共同努力的时机已经成熟。在此背景下，本文试图通过分析全球监管格局、无人机在印度的发展、医疗保健领域的应用案例以及制约无人机在医疗保健领域应用的障碍，来弥补现有的知识差距。报告探讨了阻碍无人机广泛应用的障碍。要充分释放无人机技术的潜力，彻底改变医疗保健服务方式、提高患者治疗效果并克服物流限制，解决这些挑战至关重要。报告论证了无人机可为医疗服务带来的潜在转变，同时强调了解决监管问题和促进公众信任的必要性。

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BMJ Innovations Medicine-Medicine (all)

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期刊介绍： Healthcare is undergoing a revolution and novel medical technologies are being developed to treat patients in better and faster ways. Mobile revolution has put a handheld computer in pockets of billions and we are ushering in an era of mHealth. In developed and developing world alike healthcare costs are a concern and frugal innovations are being promoted for bringing down the costs of healthcare. BMJ Innovations aims to promote innovative research which creates new, cost-effective medical devices, technologies, processes and systems that improve patient care, with particular focus on the needs of patients, physicians, and the health care industry as a whole and act as a platform to catalyse and seed more innovations. Submissions to BMJ Innovations will be considered from all clinical areas of medicine along with business and process innovations that make healthcare accessible and affordable. Submissions from groups of investigators engaged in international collaborations are especially encouraged. The broad areas of innovations that this journal aims to chronicle include but are not limited to: Medical devices, mHealth and wearable health technologies, Assistive technologies, Diagnostics, Health IT, systems and process innovation.